Find some intersting links about the Arctic Weather and Ice Status Situation here:

For Svalbard and the Arctic, the Norwegian Meteorological Service updates the weather situation on a daily basis and can be reached at:

http://polarview.met.no/clickmap.htm

and then by clicking on “Svalbard” or “Barents Sea” – changes daily.

A good summary page is:

https://sites.google.com/site/arcticseaicegraphs/

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/seasonal-to-decadal/long-range/arctic-sea-ice

http://neven1.typepad.com/blog/weather-forecast/